{"id":4927,"date":"2009-11-29T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-29T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"my-gaming-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/4927-my-gaming-weekly-round-up","title":{"rendered":"My Gaming weekly round up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Console Wars: The best of 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

We take a look at which consoles faired best <\/a>in terms of releases and general buzz in 2009.

10 Biggest gaming franchises ever<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the gaming market has matured over the years so have the franchises which support it, to such an extent in fact that today original IP releases are far outweighed in terms of sales numbers by old favourites such as Mario Bros, Call of Duty and Final Fantasy.<\/p>\n

But which of these beloved franchises are the largest? My Gaming lists the ten biggest gaming franchises<\/a> ever in terms of sales figures.<\/p>\n

Diablo III and StarCraft II were announced too early<\/strong><\/p>\n

In response to recent reports that Diablo III would be released ‘in the next few years’  the company this week came forward to reveal that it is inclined to announce games too early.
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Warcraft 4 on the cards after StarCraft II<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blizzard’s J. Allen Brack discussed the Warcraft franchise this week in honour of its 15th anniversary, adding that Warcraft 4 is on the cards<\/a> for the developer.<\/p>\n

iBurst gaming drive and price cuts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wireless broadband provider iBurst this week announced<\/a> that it is dropping its data prices significantly, and furthermore, that it will be supplying free bandwidth to be used on the iGame servers to all its customers.<\/p>\n

How to get into game development<\/strong><\/p>\n

We took a look on how your average, every day gamer can quickly and easily get into the world of game development<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Hottest video game characters<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week Tom took a look at the most gorgeous gaming girls<\/a> to have ever graced our screens – with considerable response from the MyGaming community.<\/p>\n

Never one to be outdone, Tarryn van der Byl – our highly opinionated gender equality enthusiast responded by giving the girls something to ogle at. <\/a>

Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week My Gaming reviewed:
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Brutal Legend<\/a><\/p>\n

Machinarium<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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